Tag: Health Biz: Misc.
Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines
Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care
In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors
Mayo Clinic Has Established Model to Help Battle Burnout
Model considers three factors that physicians need: choice, social connectedness, and excellence
E-Consultations Can Improve Access to, Timeliness of Care
Median days to a review for an e-consultation was five days, versus 24 days for traditional visit
Guidance Offered for Negotiating Higher Rates From Payers
Compiling the information needed to approach insurance companies is time consuming
Physicians’ Contracts Can Affect Patients, Professionalism
Problematic clauses in contracts include blanket confidentiality clauses, termination without cause
Retail Clinics Do Not Decrease Health Care Spending
More than half of retail clinic visits for 11 low-acuity conditions represent new utilization
Lean Six Sigma Practices Speed Medical Report Dispatches
Implementation of improvement actions led to 78 percent increase of on-time dispatches
Medical Homes Contributing to Decreasing Cost of Care
Patient-centered medical home model showing progress nationally; need for appropriate incentives
AMA Highlights Issues Relating to Medical Liability Reform
New ideas likely to be implemented in 2016 to address existing, developing issues in medical liability
